Pyatigorsk State University (PSU)
Pyatigorsk State University (PSU)

The date of foundation of Pyatigorsk State University is considered to be June 27, 1939, when the Pedagogical School officially became a higher educational institution. Since then, the university has undergone various changes and transformations - an increase in the number of years of study, several renamings - and officially became known as Pyatigorsk State University in 2016. Since 2005, the head of the university is Professor Gorbunov Alexander Pavlovich. By 2009, 10 faculties were formed at the university. Further, on their basis, institutes and higher schools were created, having one of the faculties in their composition. In addition, PSU is actively developing the system of pre-university, postgraduate and additional education. It has a branch in Novorossiysk. Currently, the university has 34 departments. Now Pyatigorsk State University has more than 5,500 students and 3,000 students from different regions of Russia and foreign countries. All the peoples of the Caucasus are also represented in PSU.

PSU Rector Alexander Pavlovich Gorbunov participated in the presentation of the annual address by the Governor of Stavropol Krai.

Today, Stavropol Krai Governor Vladimir Vladimirovich Vladimirov delivered his annual address, outlining key areas for the region's development in the coming years.

Representatives of government agencies, the public, and the educational community participated in the event, including Pyatigorsk State University Rector Alexander Pavlovich Gorbunov.

During the address, 2027 was declared the Year of Historical Heritage in Stavropol Krai, which is also connected to the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the city of Stavropol. In this context, attention was also given to Pyatigorsk, which will celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2030. An organizing committee has already been established to prepare for the anniversary.

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